by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Sacred Heart University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Sacred Heart paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,806 | $34,806 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from Sacred Heart make an average of $92,010 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the Sacred Heart nursing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Sacred Heart Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.0% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.6% of the nursing master’s degrees at Sacred Heart in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 147 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 43 |
| Nursing Administration | 141 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 39 |
| Allied Health Professions | 37 |
| Public Health | 9 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 49 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 41 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.